Digital rectal examination (DRE) is neither helpful nor useful as a solitary prostate cancer screening tool in middle-aged men, say investigators reporting the PROBASE study. The study compared ...

Serum c-erbB-2 ectodomain (ECD) correlates with immunohistochemical c-erbB-2 expression and predicts an aggressive clinical outcome in hormone-independent prostate cancer (HIPC) patients (pts) treated ...

The finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn into question. An international panel of experts recently suggested that so-called digital rectal examination for "active ...

A study by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has taken a closer look at the effectiveness of common examination methods for the early detection of ...

With the advent of more reliable and accurate ways to screen for prostate cancer, such as PSA testing and prostate MRI, the authors argue that it is time to stop the “antiquated practice” of the ...

PSA testing may be the first step in prostate cancer screening, but benign factors may contribute to high PSA, including aging, infection, and more.

Prostate cancer is common. About 200 in every 1,000 Australian men will be told they have prostate cancer by the age of 85. But the chance of dying from it is much lower: around 18 in 1,000 cases.

I am a 77-year-old male and have not had a rectal exam for three years. My newest physician says it is not necessary, in light of my PSA exams over the past six years. (The result of the last one in ...